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Water You Doing?/Thinking About Blinking

Elinor models the foundational practices of science inquiry and engineering design -- including her amazing powers of observation and willingness to ask questions and investigate. When she encounters something she doesn’t understand, like why birds have feathers or how tiny ants build massive anthills, she just can’t let it go until she figures it out.

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Water You Doing?/Thinking About Blinking

Season 1 Episode 19 | 25m 10s | CC

Elinor, Ari and Olive find a stream and take some lessons from the ants to figure out how to cross it. / After Ari is crowned the staring contest champion, Elinor wonders why we blink.

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